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# stardust inquests

This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Stardust survivor heard youth claim he knew who started the fire, inquest hears
Mr Keogh said that he tried to open an exit door but failed, and then lay down on the floor beside a girl and put his coat over himself.
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Thu 7:46 PM
Stardust survivor tells inquest friend who perished was not supposed to attend disco that night
Patricia O’Connor said she still hears the cries of people calling for their parents as they tried to escape.
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Mon 7:17 PM
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November 2023
Stardust survivor tells how minutes trapped in toilets felt like 'a lifetime' as smoke filled the room
The inquest heard evidence today from three witnesses who were trapped in various toilets in the complex on the night of the fire.
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Nov 14th 2023, 9:20 PM
Stardust survivor says husband died in the blaze hours after celebrating daughter's first birthday
Christina Smyth said she last saw her husband sitting at their table minding the coats while she on the dancefloor
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Nov 7th 2023, 9:58 PM
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2023
Stardust survivor tells inquest of watching a girl burn in the nightclub fire
The jury at the inquest today heard evidence from a number of patrons who attended Stardust on the night of the fire.
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Oct 26th 2023, 6:49 PM
Eamon Butterly tells Stardust inquest management at the club was not 'up to dealing with fire'
The former Stardust manager agreed with lawyers that the only preparation for the possibility of a fire at the club was that he would “ring the fire brigade”.
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Oct 6th 2023, 6:34 PM
Former Stardust boss accepts he was told 'in no uncertain terms' not to lock and chain doors
Eamon Butterly also told the inquest that he stands over his company’s malicious damage claim on the fire.
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Oct 5th 2023, 7:27 PM
Former Stardust boss 'agreed' with policy to keep exit doors locked for portion of nights
Eamon Butterly told the inquest the policy was the head doorman’s initiative and could not say how much of the policy he was “willing to own”.
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Sep 27th 2023, 7:45 PM
Former Stardust boss denies telling security guard exit doors were locked years before fire
Eamon Butterly also told the inquest he did not find out what surface spread of flame rating meant before carpet tiles were used on the walls of the nightclub.
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Sep 26th 2023, 7:59 PM
Stardust doorman tells inquest he cannot say if doors were unlocked on the night of the fire
Leo Doyle said he had no idea who came up with the idea of draping chains over the club’s doors to give the impression that they were locked.
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Jul 12th 2023, 7:22 PM
Stardust floor manager thought fire was deliberately started so people could 'rob the bars'
Phelim Kinahan gave evidence remotely to the Dublin Coroner’s Court accompanied by a legal advisor.
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Jun 22nd 2023, 6:34 PM
Stardust witness allegedly heard speaking to person off camera about locked doors
Earlier in the day, Kinahan said that he did not remember the doors being locked.
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Jun 21st 2023, 8:19 PM
Stardust floor manager told gardaí he heard Eamon Butterly say: 'The b*st**ds started a fire'
Phelim Kinahan, who worked as a floor manager at the facility, recalled seeing black smoke fill up the hall.
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Jun 20th 2023, 5:41 PM
Witness tells Stardust inquest he used his bike lamp to help find keys to open a locked door
Edward McNamee, who was working in the club on the night of the fire, said he saw flames “creep out along the wall like a mushroom”.
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Jun 14th 2023, 6:57 PM
'Treasured memories': Stardust portraits come to a close - but families face a long road ahead
The jury has heard detail of the lives of all 48 people who died in the 1981 fire. The court will soon begin to hear evidence.
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May 20th 2023, 8:00 AM
'I think a part of all of us died that day': Final pen portraits read to Stardust inquests
Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane said “there was extreme sadness, of course, but occasional humour, which was equally moving given the loss that has been experienced.
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May 18th 2023, 6:21 PM
The Stardust Inquests: Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates
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May 18th 2023, 11:55 AM
'Insult' to victims how Stardust tragedy was 'pushed under the carpet', inquest hears
48 people lost their lives in the fire at the Stardust Ballroom on February 14, 1981.
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May 17th 2023, 5:18 PM
The Stardust Inquests: Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates
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May 12th 2023, 11:36 AM
Sister of Stardust victim searched 'for days' before body was identified through a watch
The fourth day of the Stardust inquest is taking place this afternoon.
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Apr 28th 2023, 3:38 PM
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Apr 27th 2023, 4:20 PM
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Apr 25th 2023, 6:00 PM
‘A living nightmare’: Stardust families recall night they lost their loved ones as inquests begin
The inquests’ jury heard pen portraits of Michael Barrett and Carol Bissett today.
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Apr 25th 2023, 5:44 PM
'A very important morning': Fresh inquests into 1981 Stardust tragedy begin
The Stardust tragedy saw 48 young people killed and over 200 people injured.
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Apr 25th 2023, 12:51 PM
Fresh inquests into Stardust nightclub tragedy due to begin on 19 April
The jury for the inquests will be empanelled on 17 April.
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Jan 18th 2023, 4:33 PM
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2022
Stardust inquests to have independent jury following passing of legislation in the Dáil
Jurors are currently selected for inquests by Gardaí, but campaigners had raised concerns about this due to the force’s involvement in the inquest.
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Jul 1st 2022, 12:26 PM
Justice Minister to amend legislation to allow an independent jury selection for Stardust inquest
McEntee received approval from Cabinet to draft legislative amendments for the inquest today.
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Jun 9th 2022, 10:19 PM
Stardust inquest could begin as soon as September, pending outstanding judicial review
Dr Myra Cullinane said that one of the main barriers to the inquests beginning was a judicial review filed in February.
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May 11th 2022, 4:12 PM
Taoiseach unveils memorial to Stardust victims on 41st anniversary of the tragedy
The memorial was launched by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation today.
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Feb 14th 2022, 5:24 PM
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Fresh inquests into Stardust tragedy may commence in the autumn after long wait for families
A problem with securing legal for the families of some of the Stardust victims has been resolved, a pre-inquest hearing was told today.
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Jun 23rd 2021, 3:36 PM
Families of Stardust victims to be given legal aid, paving the way for new inquests into disaster to begin
The inquests will examine the deaths of the 48 people who died in the Stardust fire in 1981.
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May 19th 2021, 7:34 PM
'There's a further bump in the road. It's deeply regrettable': Stardust inquests hit with more delays
The latest pre-inquest hearing for the victims of the Stardust fire took place this afternoon.
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Mar 24th 2021, 3:47 PM
Stardust fire: Legal aid funding issue is resolved, clearing path for inquests to get under way
A legal aid logjam for family members of victims meant that the inquests could have been significantly delayed.
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Feb 25th 2021, 9:22 AM
Stardust 40th anniversary: 'I remember what I did after my brother's funeral. I went to another funeral'
In the early hours of Valentine’s day 40 years ago, there was a fire in the Stardust club in north Dublin.
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Feb 13th 2021, 12:05 AM
40 years on, Stardust families hope for answers from largest scale inquests in modern Irish history
The coroner conducting the inquests has said she will not be “bound by any findings of [previous] inquests or any other investigation”.
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Jan 1st 2021, 12:05 AM
Change of venue as RDS to play host to Stardust inquests instead of Dublin Castle
At a pre-inquest hearing today, coroner Dr Myra Cullinane explained how evidence would be heard in three modules.
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Nov 25th 2020, 5:14 PM
First Stardust inquest hearing begins today - sign up to our newsletter to get everything you need to know
We will be bringing you the latest from the inquests as they happen, in a sensitive manner and a careful eye for detail.
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Oct 14th 2020, 8:54 AM
The first hearing ahead of the new inquest for the Stardust fire victims will take place this week
In 1981, 48 people died in a fire at a nightclub in north Dublin and families have long campaigned for fresh inquests into their deaths.
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Oct 12th 2020, 6:10 AM